London Zoo - Pestival's Termite Pavilion - PHOTOGRAPHER COMMENT

Panorama showing the interior of Pestival Termite Pavilion in London Zoo. It is a dramatic, wooden structure modelled on the interior of a termite mound with sound recordings and descriptions explaining how termites live and function.

Pestival's Termite Pavilion is a temporary 6m³ wooden structure in London Zoo, one of the top tourist attractions in London. The timber structure is based on on a three-dimensional scan of an actual termite mound in Namibia, southern Africa, scaled it up to human size. As a result, visitors can take a stroll inside the Termite Pavilion for a 'termite's eye view' of home.

The Termite Pavilion was manufactured out of sustainable Austrian spruce laminate, with each layer fixed in place on top of the former, much like a 3D puzzle. Inside, speakers set into the walls play sounds that were recorded in an actual termite mound in Namibia.

The Termite Pavilion stands next to the Bird Display Lawn in London Zoo, close to the Bearded Pig enclosure and a short distance from the London Zoo cafes.